The Daily Show has produced a brilliant bit comparing the frequently floundering U. S. financial system, with its attendant crises and crashes, with the more heavily regulated Canadian system. Correspondent Jason Jones conducts a couple of gut-busting...

Robert Shiller, Yale University professor of economics and co-founder of the Case-Shiller index, was on CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe this morning. Shiller discussed housing prices in Spain, which have been instrumental in its economic downfall. Shiller also commented...

Richard Rahn of the Washington Times writes about the problems facing Greece and its huge government indebtedness. Rahn also believes the U. S. is veering towards the tipping point where tax revenues only cover the interest on...

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